Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: NARRATED

Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers don't suck really; they slurp. PLEASE CLICK 'LIKE' IF YOU APPRECIATE THE MOVIE.

[@tylermansfield9091]

This is THE BIRD that got me hooked on birding. My dad pointed it out to me in my backyard when I was a little kid. Ever since then, I've been hooked.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Is that right? That's a fairly elusive bird to have as a favorite, at least where I live it is. Not that I'd disagree. Anytime you get to watch any woodpecker hitch up a tree or hammer on bark is reason to smile, right?

[@tylermansfield9091]

Definitely! I only have them in the winter where I live, so the few times a year that I see one, is much appreciated

[@TomAHawk-lb8wk]

Thats Awesome! I have two, kestrels and meadowlark.

[@nowyouhearmenowyoudont5114]

Animals are precious to mother earth You are such a great a bird expert I can tell you are a natural The tone of your voice shows the enthusiasm you have for them.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

That's a welcome compliment, James. Thank you. I'm inclined to demur about being an expert. Far from it. But I won't argue about the enthusiasm.

[@jdoutdoorsnature6460]

That's a beautiful bird, loved your narration, thanks for sharing.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Nice to hear that you enjoyed the movie, JD. Thanks for commenting.

[@zero44mag]

Your videos always makes me happy. Hope your day is going well. Thank you for your videos 😁

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

That is such a nice thing to hear, that my videos make you happy. Yes, my day is going well, and you contributed to that.

[@luciw9928]

Thank you very much for a very informative video. Your voice is so soothing too!! 🥰❤️

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

What a pleasant comment to read! Thank you, Luci. Since you enjoy hearing my voice, you might like to search YT for woodpeckers Alwood.

[@ryanmilner9510]

Well this has quickly become one of my favorite channels on KZbin. Thank you for the amazing narration and information.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Thank you for the compliment, Ryan, and welcome. How did you happen to find my channel? Which video has impressed you the most?

[@mikedaniel1955]

One of my favorite birds. Thank you for a beautiful video loaded with good information. Love your work!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Thanks, Mike, for commenting. I'm glad you found the movie worthwhile, and I love hearing that you love my work. In case you're not already aware of it, I put a new vid up every Tuesday.

[@razam83]

@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I was a nice video. Informative, but this bird is killing a tree in front of my parents' house, which is not among a forest of trees.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@razam83 Sorry to hear that. And I have read that that can happen eventually.

[@woodsonjane]

Great information! I have several different types of woodpeckers around. It’s so nice to distinguish them with the great details I have learned from your video. Thank you for sharing!

[@Debbiesnc]

Thank you so much! Had not seen one here, N.C., so it’s a first and wasn’t sure about her being the YB Sapsucker til I watched your video- superior to all descriptions found on the best bird sites.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

I might bust my buttons over that generous compliment. Thanks. And I'm glad the video helped you I.D. the bird.

[@Gaby8532]

I just started a birding course and I was looking for some videos to see them in action. Running into your movies made my weekend. -Much love from Miami, FL

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

What a fun comment to read! I never thought of myself as Cliff's Notes before. No, I'm kidding. It sounds more like you want to make the subject come alive in a way that the books can't show you. I would especially recommend my two part series on the importance of native plants to birds--and to all life, really. I hope your ornithology instructor is aware of that topic--and he probably is.

[@Descreta1]

Your voice is so soothing. Thank you for the great information 💛

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

And thank you, Evie, for the sweet compliment.

[@IreneDowningNature]

Beautiful bird. Wonderful capture Jo. A pleasure to watch Irene.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Thanks, Irene. I was thrilled to finally get some good film of this elusive species.

[@kathleenmcdonnell977]

Enjoyed the video. I have the downey, hairy, and yellow belly in my yards and at the suet feeders a lot. Love watching them Last year I had the yellow belly set up in a maple tree and calling for a mate for 2 weeks! So happy he finally found her as they are loud callers.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Aren't you lucky, Kathleen. They show up in our yard only rarely. This February was the first time I've ever gotten any usable film of them.

[@lilylevental2808]

Thank you for a beautiful presentation. I have downy and red bellied woodpeckers in my yard. Love to follow them

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

I understand, Lily. What, no Flickers? Anyway, thank you for the compliment on my presentation.

[@dyvetz]

couple times this past summer caught one of these fellers going at it on the wood siding of my apartment balcony. named him Pablo. Great video!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Most people would name a woodpecker going at their siding something along the lines of "royal pain in the arse". ... I like your name for him better. 😉

[@Rotary_Phone]

Loved the relaxed prose of the narration!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Thanks. Maybe you'll explore my channel. I narrate all my vids in the same relaxed prose.

[@discoveryman59]

Jo you ROCK!! what a great video!!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

It's good to hear from you again, discoveryman--especially since you're saying I ROCK. Thanks.

[@pzuppardo1]

Such a wonderful video. Thank you

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

You're welcome, Peter, and thanks for commenting. We've been seeing the sapsuckers in the yard every day for the past week. It's a treat.

[@TomAHawk-lb8wk]

Almost as good as the video, all the love in the comments!!! Love it!

[@chrisburton7081]

What a marvelous video. Thanks.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it, Chris. Thanks for commenting.

[@jimseifried8416]

Thank you, Jo! I went to school today, again.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Ha, Jimmi. I retired from teaching almost 23 years ago, but I guess the school marm in me still survives.

[@jimseifried8416]

I never knew that much about those birds till now. ;-) @@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Neither did I until they showed up here, I filmed them, and then I started reading about them. Both of us enjoyed the lesson.

[@quote_nature]

Glad this young sapsucker stopped by your neighborhood. Always great to learn something new from your films. I didn't know there were 4 sapsucker species and we were the only continent to have them. Thank you and hope you were able to hear its squeaky toy voice too!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

No, Cathy, I didn't get to hear its squeaky toy voice, but I gather from your description that you have. Have you also been lucky enough to get it on video? No, don't even tell me. I'll hate you. I'm just kidding about that, of course, but those two days last month were my only chances in seven years at any decent footage of this little guy. And that's when I learned about the four species.

[@quote_nature]

Hope the sapsucker returns and brings its friends!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@quote_nature I've been looking for him.

[@DunrobinOntario]

@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I live just outside of Ottawa Ontario Canada, and last summer I had a slurp of maybe 5 of them all spring/summer! I'm on 3 acres of mixed woods full of red maple/aspen/birch/white pine. I got to hear all their strange calls and their special tap call pattern each morning!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@DunrobinOntario Okay, now I'm jealous. I'll just have to take comfort by reminding myself of the winters you endure. 😉

[@pamelakern2849]

I love the adult males beautiful red markings . They are fascinating birds . I just love all those industrious woodpeckers . They all have unique mannerisms. I love to see them at my feeders. Wonderful video . Nothing quite as good as a bird with a sweet tooth. 😋🥰

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Any sighting of a woodpecker gets my attention. I love to watch them hitch up trees. A couple of days ago, I got some beautiful closeup footage of a Flicker feeding on the ground. I already did a 15 minute movie about Flickers, so I don't know if I'll ever use that clip, but I just had to have it anyway. I get it, Pamela, when you say you love to see them.

[@pamelakern2849]

Flickers are gorgeous!!

[@pamelakern2849]

Pelicans have arrived at Smithville lake and the chorus frogs are singing 🎶🤩

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Aww. Enjoy, Pamela. An acquaintance gave me a tip on how to film those chorus frogs, which are practically impossible to locate visually. Here's hoping I can add a movie about them to your enjoyment of the real thing--one where you can actually see them.

[@pamelakern2849]

That would be wonderful!! I also saw a large number of cormorants. The look pretty swimming with the white pelicans. 🤩🤩

[@adairbock6737]

I have so many life birds I need to see. This is one of them.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Even if you have in your yard the kind of trees he wants, he can be tricky to find because he is so well camouflaged. I wish you luck.

[@adairbock6737]

Jo Alwood Thabks.

[@dictatordan1]

these videos are incredible

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Go ahead. Make my day. 😊

[@razam83]

Correction: *soothing. Also, please and thank you.

[@konzielinski3267]

Wow!!! Just amazing

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Yeah, all those woodpeckers are.My video Birds on Bark Butter offers some interesting info about how woodpeckerss walk on tree bark.

[@plzhd2]

Thank you!!! ❤️

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

My pleasure, Soraya.

[@el_abayarde]

Great documentary! Thank you for showing us this magnificent bird!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

My pleasure, Dennis, and thanks for commenting. By the way I have documentaries on other woodpeckers that might interest you. (Search "woodpeckers Alwood" if you're curious about them.)

[@ianharrison7837]

Loved this Jo. Wonder if we stand a chance of seeing any in Arizona during late Spring.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Glad you liked it, Ian. As for seeing them in Arizona, I have no idea. But if you googled range maps for them, you could find out. I loved my visit to southeast Arizona last November--what cool birds you have! I still have movies to make about Curve-billed Thrashers and Acorn Woodpeckers, neither of which we see in Missouri.

[@ianharrison7837]

Just three types of woodpecker here in the UK but still good to see.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

I've always been impressed with how many birders the U.K. has considering how relatively few bird species it has. Of course, it's such a small land mass that you wouldn't expect a huge variety of species. But here in the St. Louis area, we get six woodpeckers. You're either going to have to come to the States for a visit ... or keep watching my movies.

[@ianharrison7837]

Hi Jo. We're regular USA visitors now. Arizona and Minnesota this Spring.

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

You're not going to believe how many woodpeckers you see if you're going to Southeast Arizona. I got lots of film of the Acorn Woodpecker, which I haven't used yet, but I will, not to mention the Ladderback and the Gila. As for Minnesota, you'll be one up on me. What will you be looking for?

[@MHarenArt]

I must have one or two of these guys (that I have not seen) because my maple is covered in these holes! and the sap is literally running down the tree. Do you know if this damages the tree? As usual, thanks for sharing your great video!

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Interesting, Maggie. Well, those birds are easy to miss, so it could well be.

[@Rebecca-zr3lu]

Blessings in an abundance of the faith. I salute you. 😘🙏Grace and peace be unto you and to this place. Thank you. God bless you. 😊Will you believe and receive Jesus Christ as your LORD and personal saviour??? I do. 💛

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

I keep religion and politics off this website.

[@razam83]

Any calm southing advice about how to counter this pest?

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Nope. I wish I did.

[@peterroberts4415]

Theyre pretty, but they also destroy tree

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

I'm no expert, Peter, but I doubt if they do enough damage to trees to matter.

[@jeanarnoux1120]

How do you get Rid of this Nuisance!! That is Destroying my 30 foot Ginkgo. I will Not lose my tree by this pest 😡

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

Of course I sympathize that you might lose a tree you value. On the other hand, Ginkgos are not a native species, whereas the sapsuckers are.

[@jeanarnoux1120]

@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Don't care, bird will go either way

[@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME]

@@jeanarnoux1120 yes, I figured that was how you’d feel.